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LordkurtDantes
6 years ago

RED ALERT 3

i purchased 2 copies of Red Alert 2. installed in two different computers with different EA and Origin accounts and different activation codes.

the game is ok on everything, campaign, solo/skirmishes but says CD Key is in used when we try to play 1 vs 1 on LAN.

I tried to disable the firewall to no avail. We can both see the created game (host) but both can't join each others game. Please help. 

actual error:

"Could not join the game - Your CD key is already in used. Each player needs a unique CD key to play on LAN matches."

please note that we used different/unique activation code. I also checked the registry and it is also unique.

any help would be appreciated as I bought this to play during lockdown/quarantine.

thanks

3 Replies

  • mrtnptrs's avatar
    mrtnptrs
    Seasoned Ace
    6 years ago

    @LordkurtDantes Did you install any game modifications/mods/launchers? If so, please both completely uninstall the game and install it again. Does that solve your problem? Disabling the firewall won't work of course with a CD-key error. Do you both actually get this CD key error or does only one of you get this error and the other just can't connect to you because of this? Maybe a stupid question, but can you tell me honestly if you really bought this game or gotten it illegally? Where did you buy the game?

    By the way, your title said RA 3 and your message said RA 2 haha. But this is obviously about RA3 when I look at the provided image. RA3, CNC4 and Generals are famous for showing annoying messages about CD-keys being invalid. Wished these games got ever released DRM-free and moddable out-of-the-box on GOG, Steam and/or Origin. There is always hope... 😉

  • bog-warrior1969's avatar
    bog-warrior1969
    6 years ago

    I am also having the exact same problem, bought it twice so my son and i could play over lan, very annoying, both games bought legally

  • mrtnptrs's avatar
    mrtnptrs
    Seasoned Ace
    6 years ago
    @bog-warrior1969 Please describe your problem in detail to make sure we're talking about the same problem. Also, please answer my questions too from my post above, so I can help you 🙂

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